First published: Thu Feb 27 2020(Updated: )
In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0 to 3.0.8, and 2.6.0 to 2.6.14, the LTE RRC dissector could leak memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lte-rrc.c by adjusting certain append operations.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Wireshark Wireshark | >=2.6.0<=2.6.14 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | >=3.0.0<=3.0.8 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | >=3.2.0<=3.2.1 | |
openSUSE | =15.1 | |
Fedora | =30 | |
Fedora | =31 | |
Fedora | =32 | |
Debian | =9.0 |
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CVE-2020-9431 has a medium severity rating due to potential memory leaks affecting performance.
To fix CVE-2020-9431, update Wireshark to version 3.2.2 or later, or use a patched version if available.
CVE-2020-9431 affects Wireshark versions 2.6.0 to 2.6.14, 3.0.0 to 3.0.8, and 3.2.0 to 3.2.1.
The LTE RRC dissector is the component in Wireshark that is vulnerable in CVE-2020-9431.
Yes, Fedora (versions 30, 31, and 32), openSUSE Leap 15.1, and Debian 9.0 are affected by CVE-2020-9431.